Garment-supporter.



INo. 756,237. PATENTED APB..V5, 1904 W. S. HUNKINS.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.28, 1901. RENEWED NOV. 21, 1903.

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11Min LZ 0673 Z0? Mrz@ UNITED STATES Patented Aprile, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 756,237, dated April5, 1904.

Application filed December 28,

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HUNKINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at'Merriam Park, county of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, ofwhich waist may be worn in the usual nway to cover the upper portion ofsaid garment-supporter, which waist will be properly held in place bythe coaction of certain tion hereinafter described.

In the drawings, FigureV l is a perspective View of my invention. Fig. 2is an elevation of a detail.

Fig. 4 1s partly an elevation and partly a section of a detail ofconstruction. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of amodilied detail ofconstruction.

In the drawings, lA A are Suspenders or straps adapted togo over theshoulders of the wearer.

B is a band to which tached, if desired, by means of buttons D, securedto the inside-of said band. The buttons D may be provided with studs Eon the-oppositeside of said band, said studs being de signed to receivea buttonhole-loop F, carried by the nether garment G.

The garment-supporter when adjusted in place assumes the positionapproximately shown in Fig." l. rIhe nether garment G is secured to theband B by securing the buttonhole-loop F to the proper stud E. Beforethe nether garment is attached, however, the shirt-waist or shirtportion of the shirt-waist adjacent to the stud may be grasped by thebuttonhole'F, so that it will be held between it and said stud, the loopF-performing the double function of securing the 'nether -garment G tothe band B and also securing the lower portion of the shirt-waist inplace. The shirt-waist is not hole-loop may be made of metal, as shownin Fig. 2, and, if desirable, the upper parts of the construc- Fig. 3 isa cross-section of fragmentary portions.

permanently attached the straps A maybe at-Y maybe adjusted, and that1901. Renewed November 21,1903. semina. 182,200. mamada.)

shown in the drawings for obvious reasons and because the method ofapplication is clear from 'the foregoing description. The shirtwaistrenders the supporter invisible.

When it is desired, the Suspenders may be secured to the band B-forexample, as shown in Fig. 3, in which Aone end of thev strap A is shownas riveted to the band B. The buttonsubstantially end of said loop maybe extended into the form of a hook, as shown in Fig. 5, in which F -isthe bill of the hook, the same being adapted to hold a belt H in What Iclaim is l. As an articlegof manufacture, a garmentsupporter comprisingshoulder-straps, a band place around the waist.

attached to the ends thereof, means of connec- Q tion on the outside ofsaid band adjacent to the ends of said shoulder-straps, and a loopadapted lto coact therewith said loop being adapted to with said loop.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garmentsupportercomprisingshoulder-straps, a band to the ends thereof, means of connection on theoutside of said band adjacent to the ends of said shoulder-straps, and aloop adapted to coact therewith said loop being adapted to be attachedto the nether garment, and a hook constituting a belt-retainer formedintegral with said loop.

3. As an article of manufacture, a garmentsupporter comprisingshoulder-straps, a band permanently attached to the ends thereof,outwardly-projecting studs comprising means of connection on vtheoutside of said band at the ends of said shoulder-straps wherebyvertical strains are directly taken up by said straps without bucklingthe belt, and a series of loops adapted lto coact therewith, said loopsbeing adapted .to be detachably attached to anether garment. Y

4. A garment-supporter comprising a band adapted to the waist ofawearer,suspenderstraps for extending over the shoulders of the wearerand connected to the band in the front and in the rear,outwardly-projecting studs at each junction with said suspender-strapscon- Abe attached to the nether garment, and a hook v vconstituting abelt-retainer formed integrally IOO stitutng one set of fasteningdevices whereby slots being suilieently greater than the dam- IOdownward strains on said studs are taken dieter of the shank of saidstud to receive the reet-ly by said straps and lateraldisplacementfabric of a garment between said stud and loop. of saidstuds is prevented by said band and a Signed at New York, N. Y., this14th day 5 companion set of fastening devices comprising of November,1901.

loops adapted to be secured to a nether gar- WILLIAM S. HUNKINS. menthaving slots, the opening in each of said Witnesses: loops being broaderat the bottom than at the R. C. MITCHELL, top, the width of the narrowportion of said J. B. BAssETT.

